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No. 449,695. Patented Apr. 7, 1891.

UNITED STATESv PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY W. PELL, OF ROME, NEW YORK.

SPRING-VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,695, dated. April *7, 1891.

Application iiled August 5, 1889. Serial No. 319,773. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. PELL, of Rome, in the county of Oneida, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Spring-Vehicles, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improved springvehicle, and has for its object the production of a simple and effective device which is readily and cheaply manufactured, is extremely durable in use, and gives an even spring movement under all circumstances without liability of strain to the parts or injury to the rider; and to this end it consists, essentially, in a running-gear and body, rear reach-bars having their rear extremities separated a greater distance than their forward extremities, with the former rigidly secured to the rear axle and the latter extended inwardly beneath the vehicle-body for supporting the same, forward reach-bars having their forward extremities approximated and pivotally secured to the forward axle and their rearward extremities extended outwardly and lapped with and rigidly secured to the adjacent extremity of the rear reach-bar, side springs A on the outside of the lapped portions of said reach, having their opposite extremities supported on the axles, and out- Wardly-extending arms rigidly secured to said reach-bars an d to the side springs for rigidly connecting the parts and supporting the vehicle-body.

The invention also consists in the detail construction and arrangement of the parts, all as hereinafter more particularly described, and pointed out in the claims. y

In describing this invention reference' is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which like letters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is an elevation of a vehicle of my improved construction with the wheels shown as removed. Fig. 2 is 'a plan view of the parts as illustrated in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section of the forward extremity of the reaches and the perch-block for connecting the same to the forward axle, and Fig. 4

is a plan of the detached divisions or bars forming the reach.

I am aware that, in order to produce great simplicity of construction, economy of manufacture, and ease in riding, spring-vehicles have beenV constructed with spring-reaches connected to the side springs for supporting the vehicle-body. I am also aware that as heretofore constructed there has been great tendency for the securing-bolts of the vehiclebody to become stripped of their thread and precipitate the rider to the ground. My invention is designed to obviate this disadvantage, and this desirable effect is particularly resultant from the peculiar construction of reachbars which form the essential feature of my invention.

The side springs A are of suitable form, size, and construction, and are supported in any desirable manner upon the forward and rearward axlesB and O. As illustrated, these side springs are clipped beneath the rearward axle and are clipped to a head-block D, mounted upon the forward axle.

Connecting the head-block and forward axle is the combined perch-iron and fifthwheel E, which forms the subject-matter of my previous patent, No. 435,707, dated. September 2, 1890. In this device a saddle F is clipped to the top of the axle and is provided with a rearwardly-projecting hub F', a fifthwheel or segment F2, and an open-sided cupshaped socket F3. Secured tothe under side of the axle is a saddle G, having the rearwardly-projecting hub G', aligned with the hub F.

The perch-iron H is provided with a iifthwheel division H' and a projecting central bearing H2, turning in the socket F3. The

lower perch-iron I is formed with a socket I',

which caps over the projecting hub G', formed at the rear of the saddle G. The bolt K is passed through the journal-openings of the upper and lower perch-irons and pivots the same to the axle. The reaches L extend diagonally beneath the vehicle-body withtheir rear extremities clipped to the lower face of the rear axle and their forward extremities to the perch-irons H and I, whereby the reaches are rigidly secured to the rear axle and pivoted to the front axle. By reference IOO to the drawings it will be understood that the central portion Li of the reaches is elevated above their main body and extended inwardly between perpendiculars to the sides of the vehicle-body and that said vehiclebody is rigidly secured to the forward elevated portion of the reach-bars.

Projecting from the reaches L are lugs or arms L', rigidly secured to and preferably integral with the reaches and rigidly secured by clips Z to the side springs.

As illustrated in the drawings, it will be seen that the reaches L are composed of forward and rearward bars L2 and L3. The adjacent extremities of these bars are lapped upon each other and form the central elevated portion of the reaches, and provided at the extreme forward extremity of each bar are the laterally-projecting arms or lugs L', which are preferably formed by bending the extremity of said bars laterally outward. These reaches are formed of elastic or spring material and yield with the side springs, thus producing a very easy movement of the body and rendering the same particularly desirable and convenient.

I lay great stress upon my particular form of reach-bar, whereby the central portion of the same is extended beneath the body, which is rigidly secured thereto, and whereby` the same is composed of two bars having their adjacent extremities lapped one upon the other and bent outwardly for forming lateral arms, which are rigidly secured to the side springs. This particular construction prevents torsional strain upon the bolts for se.- curing the vehicle-body to the gear, and consequently there is no liability of the thread becoming stripped from the bolts and the re,- sultant danger to the rider. Moreover, the projections L', being formed integral with the separate divisions of the reaches, connect the same rigidly to the side springs and prevent all swaying or rattling of the parts.

In order to render the operation of the Vehicle extremely noiseless, I frequently place a packing of rubber or other material between the supporting-points of the rearward and forward bars of the reach.

The operation of my invention will be readily perceived from the foregoing description and upon reference to the drawings.

IIaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the running-gear and body of a vehicle, of diagonally-extending spring rear reach-bars L3, having one extremity rigidly secured to the rear axle and "the opposite extremity extended inwardly beneath the vehicle-body for supporting the Same, diagonally-extending forward spring reach-bars having one extremity pivotally se- `cured to the forward axle and the other extended outwardly and lapped with and rigidly secured to the adjacent extremity of the rear reach-bar, side springs A on the outside of the lapped portions of said reach, having their opposite extremities supported on the axles, and an outwardly-extending arm rigidly secured to said reach-bars and to the side springs, substantially as described.

2. The combination,with the running-gear, body, and side springs of a vehicle, of diagonallyextending rear spring reach-bars L3, havingone extremity rigidly secured to the rear axle and the opposite extremity extended inwardly beneath the vehicle-body for supporting the same, a lateral bar rigidly secured to the forward extremity of the rear reach-bars and to the side springs, a pair of diagonally-extending front spring reach-bars L2, having one extremity pivotally supported on the front axle and the other extended rearwardly beyond said lateral bar and lapped with the forward extremity of the rear reachbars, and a lateral arm rigidly secured at the rear extremity of said forward reach-bars, substantially as specified.

8. In combination with the running-gear,

`side springs, and vehicle-body, of diagonally- HENRY W. PELL. Witnesses:

CLARK H. NORTON, M. BAXTER.

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